Murrysville police contacted a Franklin Regional student and her family regarding alleged cyber-bullying against stabbing suspect Alex Hribal, not the other way around, the chief said.

Murrysville police contacted a Franklin Regional student and her family regarding alleged cyber-bullying against stabbing suspect Alex Hribal, not the other way around, the chief said.

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Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Apr 14, 2014

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WEBVTT SINGING OF THE FRANKLIN REGIONAL ALMA MATER. I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT OCCURRED THAT LED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. HIS ATTORNEY THINKS BULLYING MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE. A CLASSMATE SAID SHE SAW THE HARASSMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING A DIFFERENT STORY. ASHLIE HARDWAY LIVE AND YOU TALKED TO THE POLICE CHIEF ABOUT THIS ISSUE. Reporter: SHE SAID SHE SAW POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WERE MEAN AND DIRECTED TO ALEX THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ATTACK. POLICE SAY THE SCREEN SHOTS WERE NEVER FORWARDED TO THEM. THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THEM UNTIL THEY READ NEWS REPORTS. ALICIA GRAHAM SAID SHE SAW COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TARGETING ALEX HRAIBEL. THEY WERE POSTED THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE WAS BASICALLY JUST CALLING ALEX OUT. HE CALLED HIM RAT FACE. Reporter: GRAHAM SAID SHE FORWARDED POST TO POLICE BUT POLICE NEVER KNEW OF THE POSTS UNTIL YESTERDAY. READING THAT ARTICLE I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED BECAUSE AS I STAND HERE NOW, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION TO THAT EFFECT. Reporter: POLICE CHIEF WANTED TO SEE THE POSTS SO HIS DEPARTMENT WORKED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM. I HAD OUR DETECTIVES CONTACT MISS GRAHAM AND AT THE PRESENT TIME HE'S TRYING TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION AND BRING IT FORWARD TO US. Reporter: I SPOKE OFF CAMERA WITH SUPERINTENDENT WHO TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON ANY BULLYING ALLEGATIONS BECAUSE OF THE POLICE INVESTIGATION. HE DID SAY THE DISTRICT FOCUS THIS WEEK IS ON THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HELPING TO ADJUST TO RETURNING TO SCHOOL, REPU REENFORCEMENT THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND LOVED. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO BRING US ANYTHING. WE'LL LOOK AT ANYTHING THAT'S BROUGHT FORWARD. Reporter: THE SEARCH WARRANT INVENTORY WAS RELEASED TODAY. INVESTIGATORS RECOVERED VIDEO GAMES AND AN iPAD AND iPOD. THEY ALSO TOOK A CHICAGO CUTLERY KNIFE BLOCK THAT WAS MISSING TWO KNIVES. POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO THE TWO THREATENING CALLS MADE TO STUDENTS. POLICE BELIEVE HE WAS BEHIND THE PHONE CALLS BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED NEXT DAY. HIS ATTORNEY HAS SAID HE DOESN'T